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Number and Capacity of Petroleum Refineries
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Number of Operable Refineries
             
Total Number of Operable Refineries
56 56 56 57 57 56 1982-2011
Operating
52 55 56 56 54 54 1982-2011
Idle
4 1 0 1 3 2 1982-2011
Atmospheric Crude Oil Distillation Capacity
             
Operable (Barrels per Calendar Day)
8,274,086 8,354,809 8,415,829 8,439,502 8,621,142 8,646,219 1982-2011
Operating
7,464,286 7,989,609 8,148,279 8,356,502 8,391,842 8,515,919 1982-2011
Idle
809,800 365,200 267,550 83,000 229,300 130,300 1982-2011
Operable (Barrels per Stream Day)
8,720,722 8,818,462 8,816,362 8,881,962 9,075,062 9,266,062 1982-2011
Operating
7,854,222 8,411,462 8,545,712 8,796,312 8,832,955 9,126,955 1982-2011
Idle
866,500 407,000 270,650 85,650 242,107 139,107 1982-2011
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Stream Day)
             
Vacuum Distillation
4,185,975 4,082,875 4,249,175 4,317,275 4,462,275 4,498,375 1982-2011
Thermal Cracking
1,363,800 1,382,380 1,397,500 1,403,200 1,464,200 1,467,400 1982-2011
Total Coking
1,353,200 1,371,780 1,386,900 1,392,600 1,453,600 1,456,800 1987-2011
Delayed Coking
1,311,200 1,329,280 1,344,900 1,350,100 1,411,600 1,414,800 1987-2011
Fluid Coking
42,000 42,500 42,000 42,500 42,000 42,000 1987-2011
Visbreaking
0 0 0 0 0 0 1987-2011
Other (Including Gas Oil)
10,600 10,600 10,600 10,600 10,600 10,600 1987-2011
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
3,091,995 3,109,645 3,118,185 3,128,405 3,131,405 3,114,405 1982-2011
Catalytic Cracking - Recycle Feed
58,500 53,300 50,000 50,000 54,000 50,000 1982-2011
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
787,700 780,682 807,300 773,800 902,800 922,100 1982-2011
Distillate
236,800 228,300 239,300 275,800 273,800 256,600 2004-2011
Gas Oil
437,500 438,982 446,000 446,000 507,000 543,500 2004-2011
Residual
113,400 113,400 122,000 52,000 122,000 122,000 2004-2011
Catalytic Reforming
1,867,400 1,885,990 1,885,690 1,825,890 1,783,490 1,760,890 1982-2011
Low Pressure
1,352,400 1,365,200 1,365,400 1,352,600 1,343,700 1,352,300 1987-2011
High Pressure
515,000 520,790 520,290 473,290 439,790 408,590 1987-2011
Catalytic Hydrotreating/Desulfurization
7,485,912 7,993,240 8,132,920 8,320,520 8,381,920 8,718,480 1982-2011
Naphtha/Reformer Feed
1,987,394 2,016,890 2,004,390 2,005,390 2,032,190 2,076,050 1987-2011
Gasoline
1,156,000 1,387,100 1,448,600 1,437,300 1,447,600 1,563,000 2004-2011
Heavy Gas Oil
1,238,900 1,271,500 1,352,600 1,388,400 1,391,600 1,404,600 1987-2011
Distillate Fuel Oil
2,310,918 2,543,330 2,638,130 2,742,630 2,826,730 3,063,030 1987-2011
Kerosene/Jet Fuel
509,500 516,500 566,000 579,200 754,800 845,100 2004-2011
Diesel Fuel
1,438,418 1,622,330 1,671,630 1,737,430 1,874,730 2,020,530 2004-2011
Other Distillate
363,000 404,500 400,500 426,000 197,200 197,400 2004-2011
Residual Fuel Oil/Other
792,700 774,420 689,200 746,800 683,800 611,800 1987-2011
Residual Fuel Oil
316,100 331,420 251,200 316,400 246,200 241,000 2004-2011
Other
476,600 443,000 438,000 430,400 437,600 370,800 2004-2011
Fuels Solvent Deasphalting
241,900 238,900 239,400 242,000 243,400 242,900 1987-2011
Downstream Charge Capacity (Barrels per Calendar Day)
             
Catalytic Reforming
        1,644,941 1,629,967 2010-2011
Total Coking
1,254,726 1,274,006 1,281,539 1,293,674 1,321,900 1,318,440 1987-2011
Catalytic Cracking - Fresh Feed
2,910,833 2,932,238 2,922,605 2,956,857 2,944,919 2,933,842 1987-2011
Catalytic Hydro-Cracking
705,090 694,976 723,385 704,201 835,335 841,285 1987-2011
- = No Data Reported;  -- = Not Applicable;  NA = Not Available;  W = Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Notes: Idle refineries represent refineries where distillation units were completely idle but not permanently shutdown as of January 1 of the year.  See Definitions, Sources, and Notes link above for more information on this table.
Release Date: 6/24/2011
Next Release Date: 6/29/2012